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Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants in prosthetic joint infection.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Oct 2006
Sendi Parham, Rohrbach Markus, Graber Peter, Frei Reno, Ochsner Peter E, Zimmerli Werner
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Small colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus tend to persist despite antimicrobial therapy, especially when involved in implant-associated infections. METHODS: We analyzed 5 cases of hip prosthesis-associated infections due to small colony variants, including their course prior to i...
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